Karukku by Bama

Karukku

Bama with Lakshmi Holmström (Translator)

108 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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In 1992 when a Dalit woman left the convent and wrote her autobiography, the Tamil publishing industry found her language unacceptable. So Bama Faustina published her milestone work Karukku privately in 1992—a passionate and important mix of histo...

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Moods

reflective 100%
emotional 83%
sad 66%
dark 50%
informative 50%
hopeful 33%
inspiring 33%
tense 33%
challenging 16%

Pace

fast 50%
slow 33%
medium 16%

Average rating

4.11

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